I really didn't want to be boxed into becoming a certain kind of film-maker - becoming the Maori story film-maker because I had made those short films.
My world is not spectacle and explosion. It's two people talking.
Shooting a movie should be fun! It's not a real job. It can be hard, but at the end of the day, we're dressing up and playing pretend.
I think everyone has experienced those boring arguments about whose turn it is to do the dishes.
When I play characters, I like playing people who just comment on stuff, stand around and talk.
My favorite was 'The Lost Boys.' Corey Haim wore this trench coat, and I made my mum buy me a trench coat. I wore it to school, to primary school.
